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De - Pt| English Dictionary: quarterstaff | by the DICT Development Group |
| 2 results for quarterstaff | |
| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Quarterstaff \Quar"ter*staff`\, n.; pl. {Quarterstaves}. A long and stout staff formerly used as a weapon of defense and offense; -- so called because in holding it one hand was placed in the middle, and the other between the middle and the end. | |
